by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Wildlife Management is the 186th most popular major in the country with 2,449 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, wildlife management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,447 and had an average of $23,043 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 85 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,848 and $19,000 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife management. To top this list, a school must have a successful wildlife management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania wildlife students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 52 degrees to qualified ’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Juniata College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Wildlife Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school situated in California, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Full California University of Pennsylvania Wildlife Management Report
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